SOLUTION: Four out of five college students work while studying for their degrees. There are about 16,000 college students in Brevard County, Florida. At this rate, how many of these 16,000

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Question 1127476: Four out of five college students work while studying for their degrees. There are about 16,000 college students in Brevard County, Florida. At this rate, how many of these 16,000 students would you expect work? Use a proportion to set up and solve this problem.

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80 percent of 16000

Answer by ikleyn(52775) About Me  (Show Source):
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The relevant proportion is


x%2F16000 = 4%2F5


which gives you for the number of students who are expected to work


x = %2816000%2A4%29%2F5 = 12800.    ANSWER

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